There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.

The practice is not about achieving special states but about seeing ordinary experience with extraordinary clarity.

Work diligently. Diligently. Work patiently and persistently. Patiently and persistently. And you're bound to be successful. Bound to be successful.

The ocean does not reject any water; therefore it is great. The mountain does not select its stones; therefore it is great.

Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The nature of everything is empty and clear, and the mind is beyond both existence and nonexistence.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

True freedom is a freedom from the tyranny of our own thoughts and afflictive emotions.

The only way to fail at meditation is to stop doing it.

Genuine happiness comes from having developed basic human qualities, such as attention, emotional balance, and generosity.

The true mark of a spiritual practitioner is that your own behavior is better, not that you can criticize others well.

Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive anyway.

Liberation is not found by running away from our experience but by looking deeply into it.

The grass is greener where you water it.

Recognize the emptiness of all phenomena, but do not become attached to emptiness itself.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Sleep is the best meditation.

Enlightenment is not a state of perfection but of authenticity.

The path is not about moving from one place to another. It's about recognizing where we already are.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. Every breath is a new chance.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless.

The mind is the root from which all things grow. If you can understand the mind, everything else is included.

The menu is not the meal.

In the moment of love, awareness is very strong. Use that awareness, that strength of consciousness, to look into yourself.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The purpose of meditation is not to create a new state of mind, but to recognize what is already present.